Country with the world's youngest driving age where kids can get behind the wheel aged 14
This place in one of the biggest countries in the world permits children to start driving with a permit aged 14 years old.
Imagine driving along and seeing a teenager not even old enough to vote in the UK driving past you in the other direction, well that can be the norm for this part of the United States.
The sparsely-populated huge state of South Dakota has a population of just under one million people, despite being larger in landmass than the size of England.
The big distances to travel and the small population mean the authorities know people need cars to get around and because there are less people per square mile than in most places in the US, teenagers are allowed to drive at a younger age.
According to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety "you must be at least 14 years of age" to apply for your first permit to get behind the wheel.
From around the age of 14 years six months, drivers who have successfully passed several tests can then obtain a restricted license, allowing them to drive unaccompanied between 6am and 10pm.
However, according to Forbes car insurance for teenage and young drivers in the US does not come cheap, with average costs of around £300 a month.
In the UK the average annual cost of car insurance for a 17-year-old driver was around £1,200, according to MoneySupermarket.
Drivers in South Dakota are used to travelling large distances, the two largest settlements in the state are more than four hours and 347 miles apart.
Current-day South Dakota has two multi-state Interstate highways passing through it. I-90 runs east-west across the southern part of the state. I-29 runs north-south across the eastern part of the state.
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According to Australian motoring site Drive, the African nation of Niger has the highest minimum driving age, at 23.
It said: "France recently lowered its minimum licensable solo driving age to 17, joining other European Union countries such as Austria, Denmark, Hungary and Ireland.
"The EU recommends a minimum unaccompanied driving age of 18. Teenagers in Finland can apply for an exemption to get their full licence at 17. In France, you can get your learner’s permit at age 15."